# Ad Badger: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/ad-badger

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Retail media platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/retail-media-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 22 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "look for AI-assisted tools (like Ad Badger, Helium 10, or Adtomic) that automate bids for a flat fee" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Retail media)
- "Ad Badger is a bare-bones budget bid optimizer where you set an ACoS target and it nudges bids toward it" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Retail media)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Ad Badger, from 8 of the 8 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- marketplaceadpros.com: 8
- g2.com: 5
- getadlib.com: 5
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 3
- guideflow.com: 3
- underconstructionpage.com: 3
- gane.ai/index: 2
- retailmediaplatform.com: 2
- adbadger.com: 1
- adbrew.io: 1

### Pages cited

- https://marketplaceadpros.com/guides/best-retail-media-platforms-small-brands-2026: 8
- https://g2.com/categories/retail-media-advertising-platforms/small-business: 5
- https://getadlib.com/blog/best-retail-media-advertising-platforms: 5
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/guide-to-retail-media-for-smbs: 3
- https://g2.com/categories/retail-media-advertising-platforms: 3
- https://guideflow.com/blog/retail-media-platforms: 3
- https://marketplaceadpros.com/guides/retail-media-networks-beyond-amazon-2026: 3
- https://underconstructionpage.com/retail-media-101-for-brands-under-10m: 3

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.